Chapter 989 Fierce battle with Zi Yan (twenty-three)
At the same time (?), on the East African Plateau, in the underground palace of Gilimanjaro volcano, in the labyrinth of the center of the earth.
"Huh, let's take a rest." Paramedes turned into a big black panther and ran on the wall of the cliff. Because there was one more person carrying the weight, he would still be tired after all.
He jumped to a protruding rock platform on the cliff, and lay prone on the ground like a real big cat, taking a breath before talking.
Ivan took off the safety rope and jumped from the back of the big panther to the platform. The moment his iron boots came into contact with the hard volcanic rock of the platform, there was an unharmonious collision sound.
The sound of the collision echoed in the cave. The surroundings were eerily quiet, and the small sound was eerily harsh.
"Ouch..." Ivan made an embarrassed expression like "I'm screwed up": "It's so strange, it's too quiet here."
"Quiet? Is it natural to be quiet?" Palamedes looked around, but did not find any trace of the enemy, so he calmed down a little:
"We are all running against the wall, so there is no way any enemy can do the same thing as us. If they can't catch up, they can't cause us any trouble."
"Theoretically yes." Ivan also carefully scanned the situation in the cave: "I hope so."
This huge cave is really very high and unimaginably broad. The entire cave is in the shape of an irregular hemisphere, which just "covers" people in it. Although the purple flame pillars on the ground are bright and soaring into the sky, the higher the cave goes up, the brighter it gets.
It is full of irregular, uneven rock platforms. They block a lot of light, making more than half of the cave area deep and dark, making it difficult to see what dangers are hidden within.
The rock platform where Palamedes and Ivan are currently located is located on the east inner wall of the cave. It is about five hundred yards away from their starting point. The height of the platform also accounts for about half of the overall height of the cave, which is about the same as the ground.
The distance from the ceiling is the same.
Looking from a distance, the thousands of purple flame pillars on the ground are really spectacular, like a forest composed of fire pillars, which is in sharp contrast with the dark grotto on the top of the cave. But it is precisely because of the density and complexity of the purple flame pillars that Ivan thought.
It has become almost impossible to find Team Albert and Team Bediville walking through the gaps in the Fire Pillar Forest. It seems that the best way to look down at the people on the ground and observe the conditions of other candidates from this height is
It's impossible.
Regardless, there seems to be only one exit to the cave. As long as they keep running towards the exit, they will arrive there. Even worrying about other people's situations is of no use. It is better to take care of their own affairs.
"Have you rested enough? If you have rested enough, it's time to leave?" Ivan urged.
"Uh, before I leave, can I ask you a favor?" Paramedis narrowed his amber eyes and looked at the half-dragon young man with a sly look.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Ivan was suspicious that Paramedis would make some excessive request, and he couldn't help but become wary.
The big cat pretended to be embarrassed and smiled apologetically: "Actually, it's like this... your armor is really heavy, heavier than I expected. I'll run with you and your armor on my back, especially against the wall."
Running is really tiring. Can you please take it off?"
"No." Ivan replied in a low voice.
"Well, that's great, you are so reasonable-----" Paramedis thought that Ivan would agree, and he was happy for half a second:
"------Uh, what?! No?"
Ivan's answer was far beyond Big Cat's expectations, and Big Cat immediately became unhappy: "Why not! Weren't you a very obedient kid before?!"
"What nonsense are you talking about, Palamedes?" Ivan smiled viciously: "The past belongs to the past and cannot be generalized. Seven years have passed and I am still the same as when I was a child. Wouldn't it be a disadvantage to live?" Ivan glared at Pa.
Ramidis seemed to be telling the big cat that he was no longer a good man and a believer, and was no longer as easy to talk to as before.
"This set of armor was earned through my own efforts. In other words, it is a symbol of status. It is the only certificate used to distinguish a chief like me from you guys. How can I just throw it away? Save it.
."
"You..." A blue vein popped out of Paramedes' forehead. The big cat almost wanted to curse, but considering that he would have to continue to cooperate with the half-dragon young man, he reluctantly held back: "You...
Isn't the armor on your body already in tatters*? It has no defensive power, and it's extremely heavy. Are you afraid of being laughed at if you are still wearing such an impractical thing? Take it off quickly, and at least put the breastplate and
Take off your helmet to lighten my burden."
(*Note: Ivan's armor was severely damaged in the last battle with the Ice Hydra.)
"I won't take it off even if I don't take it off. Why are you so persistent in insisting on it?" The half-dragon young man also looked displeased: "I promised you that I could run for as long as I wanted and that you could carry me through this cave."
Are you just going back on your word now?"
"Ouch..." Big Cat grumbled dissatisfiedly. Indeed, he was the one who said there was no problem in the first place. Do we have to carry this heavy armored young man on his back and run down?
"Yes, yes," the big cat winked slyly: "But running with you on my back will consume more energy than expected. In this case, I can only stop and rest every time I run a certain distance to save energy.
I don’t know what kind of battle I will face in the future. If I don’t retain my physical strength for fighting..."
"Wait---" The half-dragon young man seemed to have thought of something, and immediately waited for the leopard warrior angrily: "I finally understand! Are you delaying time on purpose?!"
The big black panther was silent.
"Are you planning to do this? ------Slow down our progress so that your two useless sons can reach the location of the treasure first?!" Ivan yelled angrily: "You are crazy.
? Do you plan to cooperate with me properly?!"
The big black panther looked at the half-dragon young man with a little grievance: "No, there is no such thing. I have been working very hard to catch up with the progress. It is good that Saifer and Seglade can catch up with us.
It's something, but I will never let it go on purpose---well...no way."
"You'd better be serious!" Ivan was more like an elder at this time, teaching "juniors" like Palamedes: "The passing rate of the Round Table Trial every year is less than one thousandth. It has been continuously
No one has passed the Round Table Trial for several years. Everyone risks their lives to take the exam every year. Don’t think it is a game! Do you dare to treat such a serious exam as a child’s play again?
I'll be the first to chop you!"
"I really don't---"
"What a shame! If you let me offend again, you will not only cause trouble for me, but also an insult to your sons!" Ivan yelled, "Why don't you think about it, last year your eldest son even had his kidneys knocked out."
, almost died, why not just grit your teeth and take the exam-------"
"Wait, what!? What did you say about Saifei?!"
Yi Wen knew he had spilled the beans and quickly defended: "...Fortunately, the organizer of the exam has very high medical technology, so he can't die. It's probably just a matter of a month's rest. --- What I want to say is, this is so dangerous."
All the candidates are risking their lives to participate. If you think this is a child's game of playing house, I advise you to go home quickly!"
The Leopard Warrior's face became very ugly. He felt that the Round Table Trial was very dangerous along the way, but it was not that dangerous. Maybe Ivan was being alarmist, or maybe this test had just started, and it was truly terrifying.
The vital part has not been touched yet.
"If I had known it would be so dangerous, I would never have let those two brats take part------"
Ivan glared at Palamedes contemptuously: "Don't be stupid. What can you do? They are adults and will not listen to your childish father. Those two boys are not strong enough to begin with, but after several years
They still persisted in the exam. Only for this reason, I admire them very much."
Palamedes fell into silence for a while. He originally thought that just by holding back Ivan, his "strong rival", he would be able to help his two sons move towards success. Now that he thinks about it, that may not be the case.
Perhaps, as Ivan said, Seifer and Seglade are not strong enough to be knights of the Round Table. Trying to do so will only harm them.
In this case, why not simply defeat them and let these two boys give up on this idea as soon as possible...?
"Okay." Seeing that Palamedes was also hesitant, Ivan compromised, "I'll take off the helmet and breastplate to make it easier for you to run. But on the other hand, you have to help me and help us obtain
Victory in this exam. Stop holding me back, okay? Otherwise, the next time I see your sons, I might shoot their heads off with a gun."
"You can do it until you can." The big cat glared at the half-dragon young man.
"Don't force me to do it." Ivan also stared at Palamedes.
While the two were concentrating on their quarrel, a group of dark figures gradually approached.
"Tsk---I can't tell you anything. Do as you like." Palamedes growled, got up from the ground, and pointed his cat's butt at the half-dragon young man: "We're on our way, ride up quickly.
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"Wait a minute." Ivan seemed to be fiddling with something. He really planned to discard the breastplate and helmet, but he also wanted to get a little more benefit from this discarded armor, so he removed the armor plates on the front and rear of the breastplate.
, and then knocked something similar to a handshake from the helmet, and combined these accessories.
Transformed into a medium-sized shield.
"Is this okay?" Palamedes looked at the combined shield with incredulous eyes.
"This is a popular design in Great Britain in recent years, modular armor. Even if the armor cannot be used, various parts can be removed from it to assemble lightweight armor." The half-dragon young man explained: "In the fierce battles in the future,
It will be of practical use."
"Uh---" Palamedes glanced at the shield: "But it doesn't lose much weight..."
"You should be thankful to God if I am willing to take off the breastplate!" Ivan complained angrily, and at the same time he did not forget to tie himself to the back of the big panther with a safety rope: "Now, can you go?!"
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"Okay, let's go ------"
Pound! Something suddenly shot out and hit the cliff platform where the two of them were, causing a strong explosion!